Contract Manager – Contracts & Technology Legal

Responsibilities

• Under appropriate attorney supervision, review, draft and negotiate a variety of supplier contracts for technology and services, including artificial intelligence and other emerging technology agreements.
• Work collaboratively with Corporate Procurement, the business, and other stakeholders as part of the vendor contracting process.
• Determine appropriate contract templates, modify templates as necessary and develop supplementary contract language as needed for specific supplier transactions.
• Respond to inquiries regarding terms in existing contracts, and assist business partners in understanding contract provisions.
• Initiate and participate in various projects and identify opportunities to support department and company goals and requirements.
• Make effective use of technology, automation and AI tools to support efficient, high-quality contract review and drafting.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Experience reviewing, drafting and negotiating supplier contracts, including confidentiality agreements, evaluation agreements, data licensing, technology-related contracts, statements of work and similar ordering documents, amendments and addenda.
• Experience with technology products and services agreements, including data security terms, and software license and maintenance agreements, professional services agreements, telecommunications agreements and orders, software as a service agreements, and equipment lease/purchase and maintenance agreements.
• Experience negotiating general services agreements, including events and hotel, and training agreements.
• Experience with self-service contracts and related workflow processes and platforms, including AI-enabled intake and automation tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and analytical skills enabling timely and proactive identification and communication of contract-related issues and risks.
• Enthusiasm for using AI and technology tools to support contract review and drafting as part of a data-informed legal team.
• Possess a strong client service focus and solutions-oriented, self-starter, can-do mentality.
• Solid interpersonal skills enabling interaction with various stakeholders to identify issues and recommend solutions.
• Five years’ experience in reviewing/drafting contracts or comparable experience.